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fixtures were refinished,rewired, and reinstalled.•The interior doors to themanager's office, the restroom,and the fitting room are interiordoors from Ireland Hall,Construction Co. and installedin the interior for decoration.These beams originally held upsome of the stone work of thefront of the 207 W. Fifth Ave.building. The Danks Foundrythree computers with Internetaccess. And there's anotherimportant improvement to theprocess."We've added bar codingon allmerchandise and books,ACHS built in1890. The doorsof Arkansas City made the pil-so that buying and sellinghad to be reworked and refin-lars.books will be a lot easier,"ished. There are no nails in•The railing on the upperRegnier said. "We'll have twothese doors; they are helddisplay isa section of the rail-checkout lines when it'sbusy."together by wooden dowels.ing that was in the 207 W.The software also allows•The interior stone wall isFifth Ave. building on the mez-customers to purchase booksthe original limestone wall thatzanine level.and merchandise via the col-was common to buildings at•A decorative fireplacelege's web site. Visitors can205 and 207 W. Fifth Ave. Thewas in the corner of an officeaccess Cowley's web site atwall was power-washed, thenin Ireland Hall. It was sand-www.cowleycollege.com.sprayed with three coats ofblasted and painted.Regnier said the projectsealer. The wood strips wereused as nailing strips to attach•Eight 12-inch by 12-inchceiling tiles, painted green, willwas one of the most enjoyablehe's ever been involved.^r?wall coverings. The holes in thebe mounted on the exterior"It's really been fun," hewall toward the south end isflat stones above the entrancesaid. "To utilize things fromwhere wood floor joists wereto the bookstore; four on theseveral buildings that have ainserted for a mezzanine levelnorth side and four on therelationship with Cowleyfloor in the original building.west side. Regnier said theyCounty Community College,•The counter top on theare being added for decoration.it'sa dream. It ties in beauti-coffee bar ismade of slateRegnier also located anfully with the Carnegiechalkboards from the 1911,old-time Coca-Cola machineLibrary, the Brown Center,1919, and 1923 school build-that dispenses the small bot-and the other Foster buildingsings that the college removedtles. That, too, he said, ties theand on down Fifth Avenue."prior to the demolition of thebuilding to the past.Regnier said he purposelybuildings. The back side of theOld photographs of varioussaved certain items fromchalkboards was used, sincecollege activities also are onbuildings prior to demolition,they have a texture to themdisplay in the bookstore.just in case.contrary to the usual smoothIncluded is a photograph of the"I used to flea market, andface of the chalkboards.original Board of Trustees, aIjust like unusual things," he•The two green and whitepicture of prom held inW.S.said. "The exterior lights andglobe fixtures hanging overScott Auditorium, a pep rallythe sconce lights are verythe interior entrance to thefrom the 1950s, and a shot ofornate and unusual, and Ibookstore were globes thatan old science lab likely fromsaved them, never really know-were found in the 207 W. Fifthone of the three buildingsing what we'd use them for.Ave. building prior to demoli-where the Brown Center isPeople who went to school heretion.located today.in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s can•The six metal pillars thatRegnier, who assistedcome back here, see some ofhighlight the interior windowsConco by laying nine stones onthe things, and remember. Iand entrance were from thethe project, said the new storethink the building reallyfront of the 207 W. Fifth Ave.is roughly 2 1/2 times the sizeturned out well."building and were removedof the current store, located inprior to demolition. They werethe Nelson Student Center. Thereworked bv L.G. Pikestore has a reading area andPresident's Innual Report 1999-2000